Collar and cuff



Dec. 30, 1930.

E. C. LARSON COLLAR AND CUFF Filed 001;. 2. 1928 gwwz'ntoz E2571? 6114mm Patented Dec. 30, 1930 unrrsn starts ELL-sin 0. Lesson, or NEVADA, IOWA I v COLLAR AND corn Application. filed October 2, 1928. Serial No. 309,779.

This invention relates to new and. useful improvements in apparel, and particularly to collars and cuffs.

One object of the invention is to provide a collar or cufi of such construction that the outer edge thereof will not fray out, under the rubbing of the neck or wrist "of the wearer, or the treatment accorded the same in the laundry.

In the soft variety of collars, whether separate, or attached to a shirt, the folded edges are subject to great wear, either while in use, or when being laundered. Such wear causes the edges to become frayed, thus renlu dering them unsightly, and in the case of the shirt attached collar, the owner often throws the shirt away, despite the fact that the remainder of the shirt may be nearly perfect.

The present invention is designed to pro to vide a double edge to the fold of a collar, or

to the fold of the soft cuffs of a shirt, and 7 especially to that type of cuffs which are adapted to be folded back.

' Another object is to provide a collar or cuff of this construction which will wear for a longer time than the collars and cuffs as now constructed, the collar and cuff being of simple and cheap construction.

' Other objects and advantages will be ap- 3 parent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a vertical transverse sectional view through a soft collar, made in accordance with the present invention, the collar being folded in the manner when worn.

Figure 2 is a sectional'view of the collar before being folded for wear.

Figure 3 is a sectional view, similar to that shown in Figure 1, but showing the invention as embodied in a folding shirt cuff.

Figure 4 is a sectional View of an ordinary straight shirt cuff, embodying the present invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, and particularly to Figures 1 and 2, there is shown a collar of the soft turndown, or folded type, such collar being of the separable kind, but may be readily secured to a shirt, to form collar is folded into the position shown in Figure 1, the portion of the plait, between the a part thereof. As will'be noted in Figure 2, the collar comprises the'two outer plies ofth'e material from which the collar is made, such material being plain in color, er may be of any figure or design to match the shirt with which it is to be worn. These plies are shown at 10 and 11.

In the ply 10, atap proximately one-third the width thereof, there is formed a box-plait 12, such plait being formed on the innerface of the ply. The side folds of thisplait are stitched through out the length of the plait, as indicated at 13, a suitable space being provided between the folds 14, as clearly shown, so that when the folds '14, will lie between the folds 1 1, but slightly therebelow, as indicated at 15, in Fig- I ure 1. The upwardly projecting folds 14: receive the wear, the inner one contacting with i the neck of thewearer, while the outer one is free from contact with anything, unless the coat collar should standabove the shirt colla r, and rub thereagainst. However, this ation reaching the outer fold 14, whereby to maintain the neat and clean appearance of the a box plait, similar to that of the collar, which results in the folds 14 and 15, stitched at 13, in the manner illustrated in Figure 2, with respect to thecollar. This cufi is attached to the sleeve, which is indicated at 11. In Figure 4 there is shown the ordinary straight cuif which has the inner and outer layers or plies attached to the shirt sleeve 19,

' such plies being indicated at 20 and 21. The

intermediate portion of the material of the plies is formed with a box'plait, which is V stitched at 22 to form the three folded and spaced. wearing edges 23 and 24:. Further more, the constu'ction herein described is applicable to collars which are separable, or attached to the shirt. The longer life of the collar and cut? serves to increase the life of the shirt, and obviates the practice of throwing the shirt away when the collar or-cufi's become worn. What is claimed is: V J

. 1. Arcollar and cuff construction of the jfolded type comprising plies secured together falongtheir marginal edges, one of the plies having a iboxsplait formed therein at the :fold of the collar and Cut? whereby to'produce 'amultiplicity-of exposed folded ledges M atsuch fold. a Y f 2. A collar construction of the turndown type comprisingiplies secured togetheralong their marginal edges, one of the plies'having a longitudinal boX-plait formed onitfs inner face,t,he collar being folded for wear at the intermediate-portion of such plait, the side folds of the plait being secured together whereby to produce:a plurality of exposed folds atthe wearing edge of the collar. f 7

. v3. A collar and cuff construction of the .i'olded type comprising plies secured together along theirmarginaledges, one of the plies v having a .multifold plait formed therein at the fold thereof, said plait having more than a 7 two exposed} spaced folded wearing edges at V '40 such collar and cuflI' fold.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. ELSIE LARSON. 

